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Old 25-01-2012, 03:52 PM   #31
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hope the chauffeur is Australian made! wonder if he was wearing rossi boots made in Adelaide and swigging on a coopers pale ale aswell, cant wear bonds undies anymore (offshore) so had to freeball it aswell. where will it end, anyways good to see Holden has been saved thanks to this one pollie changing his car??

exactly. australia day tomorrow. how many people will get out and about with their aussie clothes made in china, waving their taiwanese made aussie flag, eating their imported lamb, wearing thongs made in indonesia etc etc, but how dare a pollie buy a prado!!
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Old 25-01-2012, 04:10 PM   #32
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anyways good to see Holden has been saved thanks to this one pollie changing his car??
Kind of like a friend I had when I lived there, he used to work for Chrysler, and apparently in their good times a new Valiant would roll of the line every 3 mins.
So he'd tell all his mates to buy a Valiant and keep him in a job for another 3 mins!
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Old 25-01-2012, 05:39 PM   #33
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exactly. australia day tomorrow. how many people will get out and about with their aussie clothes made in china, waving their taiwanese made aussie flag, eating their imported lamb, wearing thongs made in indonesia etc etc, but how dare a pollie buy a prado!!
I really don't think that the majority of people that are upset over this care where the the car was made, it's more about the principle.

Politicians are well paid, they are well reimbursed for their time and effort with many perks. The Government fleet of vehicles are there for the Ministers use for his/her work commitments. The vehicles have been chosen using a criteria, the Minister should follow that criteria.

If they don't like it, move on.
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Old 25-01-2012, 05:43 PM   #34
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The vehicles have been chosen using a criteria, the Minister should follow that criteria.
pretty sure he did. it wasn't his decision only. it was approved by m.rann before he left. many others also drive prado's. there is no story here.
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Funny story, funny thread.
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Who cares what car some Polly drives. I wish my biggest problem in life was worrying about what car other people drive.
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pretty sure he did. it wasn't his decision only. it was approved by m.rann before he left. many others also drive prado's. there is no story here.
The then Premier approved a Ministers vehicle selection
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The federal and all state governments should buy local where practical(only when a local vehicle is not suitable for the purpose), even if they are Cruzes or Camry's, I doubt there is an Australian made car in the Queensland government fleet(not including police)

I don't think a Prado is necessary for transport in any major city, an aussie made 2wd Territory has enough seats and is much cheaper too
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